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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Bwlch Y Ffordd HomesteadCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.232 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Trawsfynydd Nearest Village: Ganllwyd
Map Ref: SH722281
Latitude: 52.835213N Longitude: 3.898591W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The homestead is situated along Sarn Helen Roman Road to the north of the A470 Porthmadog to Dolgellau road. It is accessed via a country lane that ascends to the north. The site is unclassified but the shape of the buildings appear rectangular and suggestive of Romano British or later.
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